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UTAH STATE SENATE

UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

February 7, 2008

Mr. President:

    The Health and Human Services Committee recommends 1st Sub. H.B. 47, STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL HEALTH INFORMATION, by Representative R. Menlove, be replaced and favorably recommends 2nd Sub. H.B. 47, STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF CLINICAL HEALTH INFORMATION with the following amendments:

1.    Page 3, Lines 81 through 84 :    

             81          (b) A health care provider or third party payer is not required to use the standards
             82      adopted by the department under the provisions of Subsection (2) if the health care provider or
             83      third party payer engage in the

{   secure   } electronic exchange of clinical health information within

             84      a particular health care system.

        Respectfully,

        D. Chris Buttars
        Committee Chair

Voting: 4-0-1
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HB0047S02
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